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Saturday, December 03, 2005

PlanetOut Inc. and Q Television Network (QTN) Form Broadband Video Partnership

(San Francisco, CA) - PlanetOut Inc., a leading global media and entertainment company serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, and Q Television, have announced that QTN original programming will be distributed on PlanetOut Video. QTN is a groundbreaking 24/7 premium television network organized to create, develop and feature television programming for the LGBT community. Its unparalleled lineup includes a packed Monday-through-Friday slate of live and interactive content, plus sports, news and entertainment.

PlanetOut Video is a broadband entertainment service designed to engage online audiences with LGBT video programming aggregated from TV networks, movie studios, independent film producers and individual artists. The service launched in September on Gay.com and PlanetOut.com, reaching an audience of more than five million people monthly.

"We plan to continue our roll-out of exclusive video content to engage our audience and to keep up with the growing demand from our advertisers for targeted and measurable online video commercials," said Mark Elderkin, president of PlanetOut Inc. "The unique news, talk and variety shows that QTN produces are sure to be a hit with our audience."

QTN will supply highlights of its original programming, including: Brunch, a morning talk show which stars Queer Eye for the Straight Girl's Honey Labrador and former CNN producer/correspondent Scott Withers; On Q Live, a celebrity entertainment talk show; Queer Edge with Jack E. Jett, a live nightly talk show that takes viewers to the farthest reaches of 'Queerdom'; The Reichen Show, an upbeat hour of talk, debate, education, gossip and news hosted by The Amazing Race winner Reichen Lehmkuhl; Q On the Move, with on-the-go host Nick Oram taking viewers to cities and gatherings all over the planet; On Topic, a political opinion talk show with Chrisanne Eastwood; Xcess/Access, a fashion news and entertainment show produced by SIREN Multimedia and starring Honey Labrador and Robbie Laughlin; and QTN World News, delivering the latest in queer news from around the globe.

"PlanetOut has been a pioneering force in our community," said Alexis Fish, executive vice president of Q Television Network. "The success of their Internet presence has helped pave the way for today's queer networks by showing us how positively the LGBT audience has responded to information and discussions of topics that affect our lives. We are delighted at the opportunity to distribute our exciting QTN programming on the PlanetOut network." In addition to QTN, PlanetOut has broadband distribution agreements with launch partners here! television and Sundance Channel.

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